# people vs people's

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### people
*noun · IPA /ˈpi.pəl/ · frequency rank #66*
plural of person: a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

### people's
*adjective · IPA /ˈpiːpəlz/ · frequency rank #2,121*
Considered to be of, from, or in tune with the common people, rather than from a ruling elite.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/people-vs-people-s